Paiter

For the language, see Surui language.
Not to be confused with Suruí do Pará people.
Paiter
Total population
1,172 (2010)
Regions with significant populations
Brazil
( Mato Grosso and Rondônia)
Languages
Suruí-Paíter
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
Cinta Larga and Gavião do Jiparaná

The Paiter, also known as Suruí, Suruí do Jiparaná, and Suruí de Rondônia, are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in ten villages near the Mato Grosso–Rondônia border. They are farmers, who cultivate coffee.

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